• John 17:20-23
    "I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me. And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one: I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.
     
  • Ephesians 2:12-18
    that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace, and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity. And He came and preached peace to you who were afar off and to those who were near. For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.
     
  • John 17:11
    Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We are.
     
  • 1 Corinthians 1:10-11
    Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. For it has been declared to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of Chloe's household, that there are contentions among you.
     
  • Ephesians 1:5
    having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,
     
  • Ephesians 4:4-6
    There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
     


Related Scriptures

  • Ephesians 4:3
    endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
     
For more scripture references, please see Bible verses for Unity with God


Resources

Unity (Part 1): God and HWA

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

Unity in the church is impossible unless there is first unity with God, and that requires reconciliation with Him. The church has been scattered not because it is good but because God is displeased with it, and each individual carries the responsibility to be reconciled to Him. The book of Judges shows a recurring pattern: God's …


The Pursuit of Unity

CGG Weekly

Unity is oneness, not division, and Christ prays for oneness among believers, the Father, and Himself, as John 17 stresses four times. In Eden, God united Adam and Eve and they lived in His presence, while Satan worked to sever that closeness until they were expelled. Satan still promotes factions, a "us versus them" mindset, …


Unity and Division: The Blessing and the Curse (Part One)

'Ready Answer' by Charles Whitaker

Unity with God is a foundational aspect of the peace that Christ has bestowed upon us. God calls us into a unified body, facilitating the extraordinary peace that Christ prayed for on the evening of His last Passover. As Christ anticipated, there are many believers, all in one body, tightly coupled with the gift of peace He …


Redeeming the Time for Unity

Sermon by Mark Schindler

The work of God that should consume the time of believers' brief lives is the unity of His people in the Father and the Son, as Jesus prayed in John 17: that all may be one as the Father is in Him and He in the Father, and that they may be one in Them. Time is God's first gift, given as a frame for measuring progress toward …


Babel: Man's Way vs. God's Way

Sermonette by Christian D. Hunter

At Babel, the people were of one mind but in total rebellion to God. The events at Babel and the events at Pentecost differentiate God's way and man's way.


Unity (Part 6): Ephesians 4 (C)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

Unity with God is to be one with Him in His Family, church, and Kingdom as a progression of the same basic thought. God draws everybody to Himself to be one with Him in a unity that was broken when Adam and Eve submitted to satan and sinned rather than submitting to God. This unity flows directly from the Father and the Son by …


Unity (2006)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

Unity with God requires agreement on purpose and direction as the foundation for all other relationships. This agreement begins through Jesus Christ as the head who directs the body. The body functions through cooperative connectedness in which each part responds to the head for the fulfillment of the composer's purpose. God …


Reconciliation and Unity

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

Unity with God begins through reconciliation accomplished by the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. His death covers sin and removes the separation caused by iniquity. This reconciliation draws people to God and to one another when it is fully received. The scattering of the church reveals that reconciliation has not produced the …



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